9pointed star #4

I’ve been on a roll with the 9 pointed stars. Enjoying the geometry that goes into them, as well as choosing multiple colors and designs… As for how I do them.. well, a circle has 360 degrees, so for 9 points, the magic angle number was 40 degrees. I made lines on the computer and set them at 40 degrees from each other (rotate 40 degrees, copy option… 9 times). Once I had the basic points, I played with connections and lines, and built on each subsequent addition. I use Adobe InDesign, haven’t found the format option I need to download here). I have challenged myself to use only the stock I have on hand. If I could, I would try to figure out a way to do this with jigs, like Jerry would, but… In the meantime, I design the star on my computer, break it up, print it out in pieces (in picture #3 you can see a piece of a printout), cut the pieces on my bandsaw, sand them to accuracy, and glue them up. Gluing is a BEAR!!!! All the angles are whack to each other. One of my kids remarked that it reminded them of the geometric shapes they used to play with… and yeah, it’s fun, like playing with blocks. Wait—I mean—- I’m not just “having fun” when I’m hanging out in the garage. Yeah…This was star #4. In this one I used sapele, walnut, cherry, monkeypod, birch, bradford pear and maple. It’s about 15 inches across.